The Banana House, 138 S. Chauncey Ave., has been the talker in West Lafayette this summer.

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Dave Bangert
JCOnline.com

Or, at least West Lafayette officials don't plan to push the issue about whether the giant banana painted on the side of a rental house at 138 S. Chauncey Ave. is a piece of advertising.

City officials spent a good part of the summer chasing down signs attached to the sides of rental properties in low-density residential neighborhoods near Purdue University. Neighbors hated the signs, because they gave a feel of a rental-only district along blocks intended for a mix of families and students. And the signs proved to be crossways with the ...